Plymouth and Barnstable District, Massachusetts: Democratic loyalist district. In 2024, voted D+15%. Democratic peak: D+21 in 2020.
Key facts
- 2024 presidential margin
- D+15MIT Election Lab
- Political archetype
- Democratic loyalistAkashic typology
- Population
- 183,6662024 5-year
- Median household income
- $105,1642024 5-year
- White (non-Hispanic)
- 81.2%2024 5-year
- Black
- 5.5%2024 5-year
- Hispanic / Latino
- 4.3%2024 5-year
- Peak Democratic margin
- D+21 in 2020MIT Election Lab
Constituent county margins for Plymouth and Barnstable District, MAOne cell per constituent county, colored by 2024 presidential margin from deep red (Republican) through neutral to deep blue (Democratic), ordered bluest first.
R+60D+60
One cell per constituent county. Ordered by 2024 D-vs-R margin (bluest first). Hover for county-level numbers.
5 presidential elections
| Year | Won | Margin | Democratic | Republican | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| D | 62,039 | 45,700 | 110,139 | ||
| D | 65,954 | 42,679 | 111,024 | ||
| D | 51,714 | 41,168 | 101,607 | ||
| D | 49,980 | 44,441 | 95,589 | ||
| D | 51,743 | 41,328 | 94,860 |
Demographics
Race, ethnicity, and ancestry
Click any group to see the ancestries typically reported within it.
Irish
26.5%
English
14.7%
Italian
12.2%
German
6.6%
French
3.9%
American
3.7%
Scottish
2.9%
Source · American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2024 release. Hispanic/Latino is an ethnicity that overlaps the race categories, so these shares can total more than 100%. Ancestry is a self-reported, multiple-response item; ancestry percentages do not sum to the parent race percentage.
Age distribution by sex
Median age: 48.9 in this county, 39.1 nationally
Male
Age
Female
85+
75–84
65–74
55–64
45–54
35–44
25–34
18–24
5–17
<5
Source · American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2024 release.
Median household income
2024 inflation-adjusted dollars
$105,164
Plymouth and Barnstable District ranks near the middle of US counties.
Plymouth and Barnstable District$105,164
Massachusetts$103,960
United States$80,734
Source · American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2024 release.
Poverty rate
All persons below federal poverty line
7.4%
Child poverty is below the national average.
Children under 188.3%
Working age (18–64)6.9%
Seniors (65+)9.9%
Source · American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2024 release.
Language at home
Population aged 5 and older
87.2%
speak English only
Other Indo-European8.6%
Spanish2.8%
Asian & Pacific Islander1.0%
Other languages0.6%
Source · ACS 5-year estimates, 2024.
Religious adherents
Adherents per capita by tradition
Source · 2020 US Religion Census. Remaining 60.2% of residents not counted as adherents by any reporting body.
Stretching across the Upper Cape and parts of Plymouth County, this district mixes year-round working-class towns with affluent coastal communities, producing a Democratic lean that narrows in lower-turnout off-cycle elections.
The Democratic margin in Plymouth and Barnstable District reached its widest at twenty-one points in 2020. The margin in 2024 was fifteen points — still decisive.
Its loyalty is rooted in its place. Median household income of $105,164, a 81% non-Hispanic-white share, and a population of 183,666 together describe a district whose political habits are deeply settled.
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Frequently asked questions
How did Plymouth and Barnstable District, Massachusetts vote in 2024?
In 2024, Plymouth and Barnstable District, Massachusetts voted Democratic by 14.8 points (D+15), carried by the Democratic candidate. Out of 110,139 votes cast, 62,039 went Democratic and 45,700 went Republican.
What is Plymouth and Barnstable District, Massachusetts's political archetype?
Akashic classifies Plymouth and Barnstable District, Massachusetts as a "Democratic loyalist" district based on its long-arc presidential voting pattern. Across 5 elections in the dataset, the district has voted Democratic 5 times, Republican 0 times, and other 0 times.
How many people live in Plymouth and Barnstable District, Massachusetts?
Plymouth and Barnstable District, Massachusetts has a population of 183,666 according to the 2024 American Community Survey 5-year estimates from the US Census Bureau.
What is the median household income in Plymouth and Barnstable District, Massachusetts?
Median household income in Plymouth and Barnstable District, Massachusetts is $105,164 — above the national median of $80,734. The Massachusetts state median is $103,960.
What is the political history of Plymouth and Barnstable District, Massachusetts?
Akashic tracks 5 presidential elections in Plymouth and Barnstable District, Massachusetts from 2008 to 2024. Of those, 5 went Democratic and 0 went Republican. The district's archetype — "Democratic loyalist" — captures the overall trajectory of that voting record.